There is a principle here that applies to you and me: God takes small,
imperfect things and builds them into a habitation for his glory. O, how we
should take courage in our little spheres of influence! And is this not the
message of Advent and Christmas?

What more appropriate word could God have
said to Mary as Jesus was growing up: Take courage, young mother, you build
more than you see. And so it is with every one of us. Nothing you do is a
trifle if you do it in the name of God. He will shake heaven and earth to
fill your labor with splendor. Take courage, you build more than you see.